BART to open all trains to bikes for a week

A bicycle commuter rushes to make her connection to a San Francisco-bound train at the MacArthur BART station in Oakland, Calif. on Wednesday, March 13, 2013.

A bicycle commuter rushes to make her connection to a San Francisco-bound train at the MacArthur BART station in Oakland, Calif. on Wednesday, March 13, 2013.

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Mark Frankel commutes with his bicycle aboard a San Francisco-bound BART train that left the MacArthur station in Oakland, Calif. on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Frankel says he feels bicyclists have been treated as second class citizens because BART's restrictions have been so severe. less

Mark Frankel commutes with his bicycle aboard a San Francisco-bound BART train that left the MacArthur station in Oakland, Calif. on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Frankel says he feels bicyclists have been ... more

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Nicholas Price commutes with his bicycle enroute to the West Oakland BART station after boarding in San Francisco, Calif. on Wednesday, March 13, 2013.

Nicholas Price commutes with his bicycle enroute to the West Oakland BART station after boarding in San Francisco, Calif. on Wednesday, March 13, 2013.

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Arielle McKee waits to board a San Francisco-bound BART train that's just arriving at the MacArthur station in Oakland, Calif. on Wednesday, March 13, 2013.

Arielle McKee waits to board a San Francisco-bound BART train that's just arriving at the MacArthur station in Oakland, Calif. on Wednesday, March 13, 2013.

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BART riders at the Montgomery Station experience less than normal congestion during the evening commute to the east bay on Thursday, June 14, 2012. The shut down of the transbay tube in the morning forced some commuters to drive instead. less

BART riders at the Montgomery Station experience less than normal congestion during the evening commute to the east bay on Thursday, June 14, 2012. The shut down of the transbay tube in the morning forced some ... more

Photo: Paul Chinn / Special to the Chronicle

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BART rider Benjamin Craven waits for a train at the Montgomery Station during the evening commute to get to Oakland on Thursday, June 14, 2012. His normal 30 minute morning commute into San Francisco turned into two hours when the transbay tube was shut down due to a construction fire. less

BART rider Benjamin Craven waits for a train at the Montgomery Station during the evening commute to get to Oakland on Thursday, June 14, 2012. His normal 30 minute morning commute into San Francisco turned ... more

Photo: Paul Chinn / Special to the Chronicle

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BART riders at the Montgomery Station wait for a train during the evening commute to the east bay on Thursday, June 14, 2012.

BART riders at the Montgomery Station wait for a train during the evening commute to the east bay on Thursday, June 14, 2012.

Photo: Paul Chinn / Special to the Chronicle

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BART to open all trains to bikes for a week

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Encouraged by a relative lack of complaints from an August experiment allowing bikes on BART all day on Fridays, the transit agency is about to embark on a bigger test.

Beginning Monday, and continuing all week, passengers will be able to take bikes onto all trains all day. The idea is to see whether BART can accommodate bikes during the most crowded parts of the commute without unduly annoying non-pedaling passengers.

BART’s existing policy allows bikes, except in the first car, on most trains. But they’re prohibited during the peak of the commute. During next week’s test, they’ll be allowed on all trains — as long as there is sufficient room — but will be banned from the first three cars.